MRO News

Dec 102 min read

Rolls-Royce’s Dahlewitz, Germany MRO Facility Receives First Trent 1000 Engine

Rolls-Royce has announced the arrival of the first Trent 1000 engine scheduled for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at their...

Nov 222 min read

British Airways Makes Multi-Million Pound Investment in Cardiff Base

British Airways has today announced a multi-million pound investment in their engineering maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport in...

Nov 83 min read

Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand Announce $150 Million Christchurch Engine Centre Expansion

Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a $150 million 14,000 square meter expansion of their..

Oct 263 min read

Qantas Frequent Flyers Will Soon Have Access to Over 20 Million Reward Seats

With the launch of Classic Plus on domestic flights, Qantas Frequent Flyer members will soon have access to over 20 million reward seats...

Oct 252 min read

Embraer Signs Multi-Year Pool Program Agreement With LOT Polish Airlines

Embraer and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a multi-year contract for the Pool Program. Under the agreement, LOT will receive support for..

Oct 222 min read

Iberia Maintenance Becomes Fully MRO Operational for Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine Maintenance

Iberia has announced that Iberia Maintenance now has full operational MRO capability for RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines, with...

Oct 162 min read

Embraer to Invest up to $70 Million in new MRO Facility in Fort Worth, Texas

Embraer is planning to invest up to $70 million in new MRO facilities for commercial jets at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth...

Oct 152 min read

TAAG Angola Signs New Five Year Contract With AFI KLM E&M

TAAG Angola Airlines has today announced the signing of a new five year contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance...

Oct 61 min read

Delta Air Lines Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones for Maintenance Inspections

In an industry first, Delta Air Lines has received approval from the FAA Certificate Management Office for the use of drones to conduct...

Sep 92 min read

American Airlines Announces 500 New Aviation Maintenance Jobs

American Airlines has today announced the addition of 500 aviation maintenance jobs and additional heavy maintenance lines at their bases...

Aug 292 min read

Iberia Maintenance Starts Use of SAF in Engine Test Benches

Iberia has announced that Iberia Maintenance has commenced the use of Cepsa’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in their engine test benches..

Aug 152 min read

WestJet Works Around the Clock to Return 16 Hail Damaged Aircraft to Service

Following an August 5, 2024, storm system that impacted WestJet’s global hub in Calgary, the carrier is working diligently to return 16...

Jul 192 min read

Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics Announce First GTF Induction at the MRO’s Zurich Facility

Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics today celebrated the induction of the first GTF engine at the MRO service provider’s Zurich facility. SR...

Jul 92 min read

Ethiopian Airlines MRO has Achieved CFM LEAP-1B Testing Capability

Ethiopian Airlines has today announced that their MRO operations have achieved CFM LEAP-1B testing capabilities. The carrier has...

Jun 242 min read

easyJet to Digitize Onboard Aircraft Technical Logs

In order to cut down on paper use and weight, easyJet is digitizing their onboard technical logs. The new e-logs will save over 300,000...

Jun 14 min read

easyJet Launches New Service Between Malta and Liverpool; Acquires SR Technics MRO Facility

Starting June 11, 2024, easyJet will open ticket sales for new service between Malta and Liverpool. The route will operate twice weekly...

May 302 min read

FLY91 Chooses ATR’s Pay-by-the-Hour Support Program

Indian regional airline FLY91 has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR. Under the comprehensive GMA agreement, ATR will...

Apr 102 min read

Pratt & Whitney to Expand GTF MRO Capacity in West Palm Beach, Florida

Pratt & Whitney has announced a $20 million investment to increase GTF MRO capacity at their West Palm Beach Engine Center in Florida. By..

Mar 162 min read

Korean Air to Open New Engine Maintenance Facility in Unbuk, Yeongjong Island

Korean Air has started construction on a new engine maintenance facility in Unbuk, Yeongjong Island near Incheon International Airport...

Mar 82 min read

Dublin Aerospace Welcomes Applications for 2024 Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship Program

Dublin Airport-based MRO, Dublin Aerospace, has today opened applications for their greatly anticipated Aircraft Engineering...

Feb 173 min read

American Airlines AMT Ken MacTiernan Receives Airlines for America’s ‘Nuts and Bolts’ Award

Ken MacTiernan, an American Airlines Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT), has become the first person actively working in the profession..

Feb 142 min read

British Airways Automates Maintenance Reporting System

British Airways has moved to a predictive automated maintenance reporting system, which uses real-time data to predict maintenance issues...

Jan 242 min read

Airbus Opens First Complete Lifecycle Aircraft Service Center

Airbus has today announced the opening of the Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre in Chengdu, China, the first service center dedicated to...

Nov 15, 20232 min read

Emirates Invests Heavily Into Flagship Airbus A380 Fleet at the 2023 Dubai Airshow

During the 2023 Dubai Airshow, Emirates announced substantial investments that will allow their Airbus A380 fleet to ‘Fly Better’ well...